Seed of the Lime "Tree. 395 
Sheep feed than in Fields of Corn, growing, 
and before Sheep are fuffered to come into 
thofe Fields : and it is never got as I have 
heard in Grafs Fields, unlefs bordering upon 
Corn ; but amongft Wheat it never fails. If 
any one has a Mind to make Trial upon this 
Infect, how it comes to be amongft Corn 
only, and yet lives by fucking of Blood, he 
may eafily find Abundance of them: for 
though they prefer the Ladies, yet they are 
fo voracious, that they will certainly lay hold 
of any Man’s Legs that comes in their Way. - 
I intended to have fent you an Account 
and the Figure of the young Plant found in 
the Kidney Bean, but as that has been already 
accurately obferved by Dr. Grew in the Ana¬ 
tomy of Plants , I need not trouble you with 
it: I (hall therefore only take Notice of the 
Seeds of two other Plants which have not 
hitherto been obferved, as far as I know. 
In the Seed of the Lime Tree, which 
arifes from a Stalk in the Middle of the Leaf, 
(as reprefented N c I. fig. 1.) there is a young 
Plant to be found, when the Seed is ripe, to¬ 
wards the Beginning of October , 
The Seed of the Lime Tree is covered 
with a rough Skin, within which there is a 
Shell, but not hard ; if this Shell be carefully 
opened there will appear a thin white Juice, 
inclofing f x Pods or Bags, all tied together, 
and adhering to that End of the Seed which 
is joined to the Stalk, with very fine Fibres 
running 
